Heat distributor or plate



Nov. 25, 1930. s. SAUVAGE 1,782,699

HEAT DISTRIBUTOR 0R PLATE Filed Aug'. 2e, 1929 v Patentedneezs, 1930 i l 1,782,56991.'

` STANLEY SAUVAGE; orjonicneo; ILLrNoISf" t 1 Appucatimmed'Augst ze;`1929.lseriarNbzaesgssi.

i intentionrelatleein-fgeneral tliereefithe 7 generallymknownfas heat `distributorsor tion of the bottoni adjaoent'the opening be,

plates,1particularly adapted though not ing]:flanged upwardly. as;` at 12"to4 liujovide` i nvliehrnayhe plaeeduponthe top ofthe intojthebodyportionil l plate or infasuitable llliitensil, the `device being l neeessarily 4limited` in use in `cooking food an opening through Whichtheheatinay pass i' The bodypOl-aaa lo may beifdvicijed with partieularly adapted-ier leaking and roast a beadlo'r shouldered {avoitioitflA` eiitending`` i Y i ing purposeS,-in which latter event `a hoodlor oireuniferentially therea-bout` and the cup `cover isemployedto cover the articles being hapleldbodyportion may be ofany desired l one Qffhelotjeajgl@fiele iiweptgetd tmefiidsigneag lap 'pint i V`1 `improve and [simplify v"the construction" of Whiohiisadaptedtotioverftheopentopof such devieesandlreduoethecostof inanufaotheloody portion 10 toforin acoveiftherel ture thereof andiattthe saine time provide or andr the edge of'thetop plateis adapted an improved plate of this `character havingl to rest "uponythe shoulderfn or beaded" por- 60" 1 y3o tion, and in Which tributedwand a;portion` thereof Ldirected r in any suitable mannen` l through and towards theperipfhery` of `the The top platell is provi means Whereloyfthe heat will be equally dise tionjl. fflhesefparts maybe seouredltogethei A l treinte gbove plate-andlwithin the hoodsorcover, thereby 1 5*extendingftherearound and spaoedffroin t Lansing `a .uniform baking oroooling of the perijgherygthereof, the; groove l5 opening. 65 i articles underthe cover orlhood. l A upwardly L,throng-lithe: fuppenfaeelfoffthe i ";l`othe attain1nent of theseendennd the platewand isl provided gforfthe lpurpose ofV aeoomplishment oflother new `anduseful obf reeeivin-g the "legslf' ofasupporting ineinher jects as Will'` appear, thetiuvention eonssts l? `eonstrueted ink Aany suitable manner;L the .i njthelieaturesfof novelty ins'ubstantially the legs x16 beinggof any desiredf,heightleo .70 l construction,combination and arrangement hold,thegeupporting; nieinber` 11",?` spaced,` *ff ofthe several `partsghereinafter:inore fully desired stanee abovetheftop ofthe]platel ideseribed andiclaii'nedjfandShown"in theae- 14;."1, 4j; #53 t oompanyingdrawing illustratiiigthisinven `,Thetopfplate 14: isalsoproifided with' a l Y f l l 1 SreSyOfaperturesOlpeeliee18xteednew f,wFiguref1` amvertioal;seetional View of a Jtherethrout-h and "disposedwbetween @the C* 1` .plate offthischaraeterconstructed in aoeord groove-115i and the` periphery'of .the plate, anee with the principles of this invention and theseopeningelS maybeofany. desired and showingahood'used in connection 'there`- diameter but are preferablyl fa oonipara-` l 1 tivelyglarge diameter so as toperinit 'the eo Figure 2lis Va top planwiew of the plate heated "air currents to pass"` freely there with the hood removed,`and showing a por.- through; A

tion ofthemek supportedhy the plate.` Thetopplate is"also'nrovidedwith another i i Figure islan enlargedseotionaljview of series of openings 191Whioh'sare arranged adL feo a portion of the spiate. l jaoer itfthe` inner Wall of the groovel so that ing the nuineralflO` designates generally` Lan `between the;twoseriesoffopenings "18 anelli).

i openeup shaped hodyportion ofany desired L L '.lhedopenings` `19 nare preferably of a` ldi- `:sizeandlconfigurati-on,*preferablycircular ini ameter,smaller `than the diameter "of" the l grossandieprovided with an openopeningslSJlandlpassthreughthe innerfwall plate 14.

of the groove 15 and a portion of the base of the groove, for a purpose to be set forth.

Secured to the bottom of the plate 14 is a lower plate 20 which is preferably of a semicircular configuration in cross section and is so arranged that the peripheral edge of the lower plate 2O will contact with the lower face of the upper plate 14, the plate 20 being` of a diameter that the periphery' thereof will be disposed within the confines of the groove 15 and terminate adjacent the openings 19 through the inner wall of the groove.

A metal plate or sheet 21 is arranged beneath the top plate 14 and is of a diameter to extend across the openingformed by the lower plate 20 so that the periphery of the plate 21 will rest upon the lower plate 20. A sheet of insulating material 22 such as asbestos or the like is arranged -between the plate 21 and the lower face of the top plate. 14 and is held in contact with both of Ysaid plates.

The lower plate 20, the plate 21 and the insulating material 22 are secured to the top plate 14 in any suitable manner preferably by means of a fastening device 23 which passes through all of these parts. The fastening device holds the periphery of the plate 20 against the Vlower facel of the top plate 14 and also holds the plates 21 and 22 in a position that the insulating imaterial 22 will contact with the lower face of the top plate, thereby necessitating only a single fastening device.

The plate 21 is formed preferably by the portion of the material cut from the bottom of the body portion 1() to form the opening 11. Y

Vith this improved construction it will be manifest that the heated air will enter the body portion 10 through the opening 11 and will be deflected by the lower plate or deiiector 2O towards the` periphery of the top A portion of the heated air will. pass through the openings 18 V adjacent the hood 24 and will circulate in the hood and be directed downwardly upon the article being cooked. Another portion of the heated air will be deiiected by the defiector plate 2O toward the periphery of the plate 14 and will new through the openings 19 and will be directed toward the wall of the hood 24.

The hood 24 may be of any desired configuration, its lower end being shaped as at 25 to form a shoulder to engage over and rest upon the peripheral edge of the top plate 14.

lith this improved construction it will be manifest that a device of simple construc- 'tion will be provided and a circulation of the heated air will be caused by the deflector plate `20 and the heated air will be directed thereby toward the periphery of the plate andtowards'the wall of the hood so that when it rises it will liow into the hood adjacent fthe Wall thereof and will be directed downwardly upon the top of the article being cooked. The insulating material 22 and the deflector 2O together with the arrangement of the deflector 20 insuring a complete or perfect circulation and distribution of the heated air within the hood 24.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing fioin the spirit of this invention.

YVhat is claimed as new is 1. A heat distributor plate embodying a body port-ion having a depending peripheral liange and provided with apertures therethrough. adjacent its periphery and inside of 'the flange, said body portion having a. groove extending therearound adjacent and encompassed by tlie said openings, and a deliector depending from the lower face of said body portion, the periphery of the deiector being disposed adjacent the inner wall of said groove, there being openings through the said inner wall of the groove and the adjacent portion only of the bottom of the groove.

2. A heat distributor plate embodying a body portion having a depending peripheral flange and provided with apertures therethrough adjacent its periphery and inside of the flange, said body portion having a groove extending tlierearound adjacent and encompassed by the said openings, a lower substantially semi-spherically shaped plate engaging at its upper edge with the lower face of said body portion, there being a second series of apertures through said body in close pro):- imity and encompassing the edge of said lower pla-te, a sheet of insulating material extending across said lower plate and held in contact with the lower face of the said body portion by said edge of and terminating with'v in the periphery of the lower plate, and a fastening device passing through said lower plate, insulating material. and said body portion, the periphery ofsaid lower plate being disposed adjacent the inner wall of said groove. j

3. A heat distributor embodying a cup shaped body portion provided with an opening through its bottom of a diameter considerably less than the internal diameter of said portion, a top plate forming a closure for 'the topof said body portion, there being openings through the top plate adjacent the periphery thereof and extending circuinferentially tlierearound, a lower concaved plate engaging at its upper edge with the lower face of said top plate and within the said body portion, and a sheet of insulating material eX- tending across said lower lplate and maintained in engagement with the lower face of Vsaid top plate by the engagement of the pe- `rphery of Vih@ answering material with seid lower plate, there being afgroove openlng through the upper faceyof saidtop plate ad- Y jacent and encompassingthe periphery of f5` said lower plate, there heilig openings `through the inner wall and a portion only'of` thebottom of said groove. f In testimony whereof I have signed my `name to this specification, on this Qthday of to Ang11st,A.D.l929.

` i `STANLEY SAUVAGE.

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